Reduced Loa loa microfilaria count ten to twelve months after a single dose of ivermectin.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 91(5): 592-3, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
The action of a single dose of ivermectin (200 micrograms/kg) on 71 Gabonese patients with Loa loa microfilariae in the peripheral blood, and living in areas highly endemic for loiasis, has been evaluated. Ten to 12 months after treatment, 43 patients (63%) had no circulating microfilaria and the geometric mean peripheral blood microfilaria count had decreased by 88.6% (P < 0.02). Thus, a single annual dose of ivermectin can markedly reduce loiasis transmission.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ivermectina
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Loiasis
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Loa
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Antinematodos
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article